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PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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WordMeaning
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
depredationto lay waste : plunder
cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
seasonalof, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
shackhut
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
derelictionan intentional abandonment